A Vegan-Vampire Book

The Date: Tuesday, April 26

The Delivery: The Vampire and The Vegan, Book 1: Food by Merlene Alicia Vassal

Staff Pick: The book

The DL: Well, we think it's safe to say that the whole world is a little vampire-crazed. Being vegans and all, the whole idea is a little foreign to us (why drink blood when you can drink green juice, right?), but Merlene Alicia Vassal's first novel has us intrigued. A story about a waitress vampire and the vegan she won't eat because his blood is meatless (and therefore unappetizing) makes us both interested to read more and thankful that if vampires are real, they're not going to want to eat us. Perhaps if they tried Justin's Chocolate Hazelnut Butter (which we're giving away an entire case of), they'd quit that nasty blood-drinking habit.

Books!

The Date: Friday, April 15

The Delivery: The Country Almanac of Home Remedies by Brigitte Mars and Chrystle Fiedler and David's Vegan Home Cooking by David A. Gabbe

Staff Pick: The Country Almanac of Home Remedies

The DL: Think you know everything there is to know about fruits and vegetables? You don't! (Well, unless you've read The Country Almanac of Home Remedies.) Did you know that pineapple can reduce bruises? Or that putting a clean plantain leaf under your upper lip can help stop a nosebleed? Drug-store aisles are going to be a thing of the past thanks to this book. Talk about a money-saver! Learn how to save even more money by stretching grocery-bill dollars with VN Editorial Assistant Anna on Savvy Vegan. Have a great weekend!

Chocolaty Blessings!

Date: Tuesday, September 23

The Delivery: Friendly veggies coloring book, natural facial clay mask, and raw chocolate

Staff Pick: Who needs Prozac when you've got a bag of raw-chocolate morsels by Sacred Chocolate?

The DL: So you may be wondering why we are receiving so much raw chocolate lately—as if we needed any excuse. It's got seratonin-builders in it! Umm, okay, maybe that's not the real reason.

Devoutly Decadent

Date: Thursday, September 18

The Delivery: Sumatran flying squirrel, hefty raw-chocolate bars, and edifying parrot tales

Staff Pick: Tempting truffles aside, we're intrigued by this 90-percent-cacao bar by Righteously Raw

The DL: How they do it, we don't know, but somehow these righteous chocolatiers used magic to create caramel-smothered truffles dipped in raw chocolate. We're not worthy!

Sensory Overload!

Date: Monday, September 8

The Delivery: Utilitarian blender, totes, veggie peelers, tasty soy milks, awesome sandwich spread, crazy fudge, cute books, pro-activist DVDs, and green body products (phew!)

Staff Pick: Delectable, freakin' butterscotch fudge from Allison's Gourmet

The DL: We had the motherlode of cool items delivered today, but consider us hypnotized the moment we laid eyes on this late arrival—new vegan fudge! There's one box for each of us, right?